More than 600 people are waiting for an ambulance in the north west for the second day. In the face of huge pressure this week, the North West Ambulance Service (NWAS) has made regular pleas to the public to think carefully before calling 999 for its services.
It has issued another message today (December 17), confirming that hundreds of patients are having to wait for an ambulance with both 999 and 111 services 'extremely busy'. The NHS trust also had over 600 patients waiting for an ambulance on Friday and Monday evenings.
In an update this morning (Saturday), a spokesperson for NWAS wrote on Twitter: "Thank you to everyone who shared our post last night! Our 999 and 111 services are still extremely busy today with over 600 patients waiting for an ambulance.
